<ul><li>Use the state government’s role as a big customer to Incentivize Washington companies to adhere to net neutrality principles.</li><li>Pursue regulatory and legislative action to award contracts to vendors that meet net neutral business requirements. </li><li>Lead the exploration of a multi-state purchasing cooperative to procure internet service from providers that adhere to net neutrality principles. </li></ul>

Leverage the state’s power as a large purchaser of ISP and telecommunications services

<p>The internet has become an unparalleled economic engine, generating millions of new jobs while providing even the smallest businesses in the United States access to a global marketplace. We should not be taking steps that undermine its core purpose. This is as critical as freedom of speech.</p>

Importance Of Net Neutrality

<ul><li>All Americans should enjoy equal access to the educational, social and economic power of the Internet.&nbsp;</li><li>All Internet service providers (Isps) should honour and uphold the open foundation of the Internet.&nbsp;</li><li>Free flow of information over the Internet; no blocking of lawful Websites; no unreasonable discrimination of lawful network traffic.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Inslee's proposal would make Washington state the first in the nation to act on net neutrality.&nbsp;</p>

Gov. Jay Inslee On Net Neutrality

<ul><li>Isps must certify they will not engage in practices inconsistent with net neutrality principles.</li><li>Limit state-conferred benefits to ISPs that have made such certifications.&nbsp;</li><li>Limit applicability of UTC pole attachment rules to ISPs that are net neutral.&nbsp;</li><li>Review other state-conferred benefits such as easements and taxes.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Protecting Net Neutrality

<ul><li>Pursue legislation authorizing public utility districts and rural and urban port districts to provide retail ISP and telecommunications services. </li><li>Prohibit government-owned Isp services from blocking, throttling or priority pricing.</li></ul>

Encourage new entrants into the currently concentrated ISP market

<ul><li>Create a State-Wide Internet speed test. This will allow people to test their own Broadband speed at home.</li><li>Collaborate with legislators to strengthen our consumer protection laws to include the principles of net neutrality. </li></ul>

Hold companies accountable for warranties made to consumers

On the eve of an expected vote by the Federal Communications Commission to roll back crucial net neutrality rules, Gov. Jay Inslee joined Attorney General Bob Ferguson, legislators, and business…